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CROSS V. UNITED STATES, 145 U. S. 571 (1892)
145 U. S. 571U.S. Supreme Court
Cross v. United States, 145 U.S. 571 (1892)
Cross v. United States
No. 1525
Submitted April 25, 1892
Decided May 18, 1892
145 U.S. 571
Syllabus
Under the Act of February 6, 1883, "to provide for writs of error in capital cases," 25 Stat. 655, c. 113, a writ of error does not lie from this Court to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to review a judgment of that court in general term affirming a judgment of the trial court convicting a person of a capital crime.
Motion to dismiss. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.